Know Your World - 31

1. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?

Menander

2. At low elevation which cloud are to be found?

Nimbus

3. Which color types do not indicate fair or fine weather?

Cumulonimbus

4. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. Where is this?

Singapore

5. In which type of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?

Tundra Climate

6. Which is the major oil producing area in U.S.A.?

Texas-Louisiana belt

7. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded?

22nd May, 1964

8. Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament?

52nd

9. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?

Saudi Arabia

10. Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur?

Brazil

11. Kamarupa is the old name of which state?

Assam

12. Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Folded and faulted region

13. In which country is the world’s highest waterfall?

Venezuela

14. One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to which canal?

Suez

15. Which country has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?

Japan

16. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?

Tamil Nadu

17. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?

Boland

18. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills?

Palni hills

19. Which relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

Folding of the geosynclines

20. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity?

Sambhar

21. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a fully fledged State?

Sikkim

22. What type of farming is practiced in the densely populated regions of the world?

Intensive farming

23. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?

Gujarat

24. Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?

Humboldt Current

25. Where does the cold Labrador current bring nine months winter?

Eastern Newfoundland

26. Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?

West Bengal

27. A majority of the population of New found land is engaged in which profession?

Fishing

28. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tons fish in 2010?

Japan

29. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?

Damodar Valley Corporation

30. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?

USA and Indonesia

Know Your World - 30

1. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?

Dehradun

2. Which river emerges from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh?

Narmada

3. Which is the 193rd member of UNO?

South Sudan

4. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Mussorie lie in which state?

Uttrakhand

5. What is the word used to describe the shape of earth?

Oblate spheroid

6. From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties?

Erstwhile USSR

7. What is the radius of the earth approximately?

6400 km

8. Frontal rain is caused which activity?

Cyclonic activity

9. Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?

Convectional

10. What is the period of revolution of a geostationary satellite?

24 hours

11. What does the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate?

Temperate cyclones

12. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?

South facing

13. On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals?

Increase

14. Petroleum is generally found in which rocks?

Folded marine sedimentary rocks

15. Which Rocks are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth’s surface?

Basalts.

16. Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value?

Anthracite

17. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?

Pretoria

18. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in which country?

Myanmar

19. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, how much is the portion remaining above the sea level?

1/10th

20. Which plain formed due to the weathering of lime stone?

Karst plains

21. Which fertilizer has more nitrogen content?

Urea

22. Trees in tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in which season?

Dry season

23. Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth?

Mars

24. Which is the hottest planet?

Venus

25. By whom was the temple of Konark built?

Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges

26. What is the distance between two consecutive longitudes (910 E and 920 E) at-the Poles?

0 km

27. How many kilometers are represented by 10 of latitude?

111 km

28. The highest annual precipitation occurs in which basin?

Amazon basin

29. What is Snow line?

The altitude above which snow never melts

30. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

Old Igneous

Know Your World - 29

1. Which is a metamorphic rock?

Slate

2. The 38th parallel separates which countries?

North Korea and South Korea

3. Which is the highest peak in South India?

Anaimudi

4. Zozila Pass connects regions?

Leh and Sri nagar

5. At which place is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?

Nilgiris

6. Which state is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?

Arunachal Pradesh

7. Which is the first national park established in India?

Corbet

8. The term ‘truncated spur’s associated with which process?

Glacial process

9. Glass is made of the mixture of which things?

Sand and silicates

10. Which activity occupies the largest area of the world?

Pastoral herding

11. Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics?

Constant heating

12. Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’?

Venus

13. What is exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis?

23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 see

14. What are the Doldrums?

Equatorial zone with low pressure

15. Which is the country that has the greatest length of the day during summer?

Norway

16. Wood pulp comes from which region?

Coniferous forest region

17. Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located?

North Pacific Ocean

18. Which sea is without coasts?

Sargasso sea

19. Which can come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?

Singapore

20. Which river flows through a rift valley?

Narmada

21. Which Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of river Godavari?

Assaka

22. The Naga hills form the watershed between India and which country?

Myanmar

23. In the realm of coal production in the world, what is the rank of India?

Fourth

24. Which has the largest number of sugar mills?

Uttar Pradesh

25. What is the slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis called?

Precession

26. Wireless communication is reflected back to the earth’s surface by the zone?

Ionosphere

27. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Indonesia

28. What is the difference between IST and GMT?

5 hours 30 minutes

29. Uranium Corporation of India Limited is situated in which state?

Bihar

30. Which States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the State?

Uttarakhand

Know Your World - 28

1. In West Bengal mining instruments are manufactured in ___

Durgapur

2. Around how many Jute mills are there in the Hooghly industrial area ___

60

3. In Hooghly industrial area Heavy chemical factories are dominant at ___

Rishra

4. Which one of the following towns is closest to Bangladesh border?

Balurghat

5. Which one is the smallest district of West Bengal in area?

Howrah

6. Match the national highway destinations___

NH 2 ___ Kolkata - Delhi , NH 5 ___ Kolkata - Chennai , NH 6 ___ Kolkata - Mumbai

7. ‘Rammam’ Hydroelectric project is associated with ___

Darjeeling

8. Most important river of plain region of the Northern part of West Bengal is ___

Mahananda

9. ‘Atrai’ is a Tributary of river ___

Jamuna

10. Total area of the Sundarban region is around ___

9000 sq.km.

11. Which river has entered into Orissa from West Bengal ___

Subarnarekha

12. The average yearly rainfall for total area of West Bengal is around ___

175 cm

13. District having lowest rainfall in West Bengal is ___

Purulia

14. During winter season air blows over West Bengal from ___

Northeast

15. ‘Tin Bigha’ area leased to Bangladesh for use is associated with ___

Coochbehar

16. In West Bengal ‘Water melon’ is mainly produced in ___

South 24 Parganas

17. On which river the Maithon Barrage has been constructed?

Barakar

18. Jute Agricultural Research Institute is located at ___

Barrackpore

19. Sidrapong of Darjeeling had India’s first ___

Hydro power station

20. Which one of the following district of West Bengal has got Muslim people in majority ___

Murshidabad

21. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

Jupiter

22. How are Latitude and Longitude?

Perpendicular to each other

23. Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction?

wind vane

24. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?

Australia

25. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple?

South America

26. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?

Mediterranean Climate Region

27. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite are found?

Tropical latitudes

28. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country?

Germany

29. Which rocks is transformed into marble?

Limestone

30. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Extreme heat and pressure

Know Your World - 27

1. Where is the Sargasso sea located?

North Atlantic Ocean

2. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?

11,033 m

3. Which is the most populous city in the world?

Tokyo

4. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?

Aravallis

5. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?

The Great Himalayan Range

6. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?

Paradeep

7. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity?

Tropical rain forest

8. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?

Uttarakhand

9. With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?

Narmada

10. What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain?

Earthquakes

11. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rocks?

Trellis

12. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force?

Coriolis force

13. Which are the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?

Constant heating

14. What is most important reason for dwindling forest resources today?

Over felling

15. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests?

30 percent

16. The Himalayas are approximately how many kilometers broad?

150 to 400

17. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal?

204

18. Which plant is used for green manuring in India?

Sunhemp

19. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?

Coimbatore

20. The Government of India has decided to declare river as ‘National River’?

Ganga

21. What is the total surface area of earth?

510 million sq km

22. All the watches of a country are set according to which time?

Standard time of the country

23. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E?

12 Noon on Tuesday

24. What are the ‘Temperate lows’?

Sub-polar low pressure belts

25. Which hot and dry winds those help in the ripening or grapes in the Alps region?

Foehn

26. The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July 1994?

Shoemaker-Levy 9

27. Wine production is mainly carried out in natural region?

Mediterranean region

28. Where is the Postaz temperate grassland?

Hungary

29. Silk textiles are mainly produced in which countries?

China and India

30. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake waves?

Seismograph

Know Your World - 26

1. Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest?

Bangladesh

2. ‘Caldera’ is a feature associated with which thing?

Volcanoes

3. Which city is associated with the river Mekong?

Phnom-Penh

4. A shipment with an accident at 30°E and 35°N. Where the ship was was sailing?

Mediterranean Sea

5. Which is a land-locked country?

Zimbabwe

6. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?

Brazil

7. Which latitude passes through India?

Tropic of Cancer

8. Which State has the largest forest area?

Gujarat

9. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island?

South Andaman

10. Which is the biggest lake in India?

Chilka Lake

11. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea?

Narmada and Tapti

12. Which is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation?

Mahogany

13. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India?

Tropical moist deciduous forest

14. The Matatila multipurpose project is located in which state?

Uttar Pradesh

15. What did the name ‘Ratnakara’ denoted In ancient Indian historical geography?

The Indian Ocean

16. Which is the highest plateau in the world?

Pamir Plateau

17. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called?

Ionosphere

18. What is a line on a map which joins places having the same rainfall called?

Isohyets

19. Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as by which name?

Selves

20. Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian monsoon?

El-Niño

21. Which region does not receive much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season?

Tamil Nadu coast

22. Comets revolve around which body?

Sun

23. Which layer of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density?

Central core

24. The mapping of which part of earth is most difficult?

Interior of the Earth

25. In USA, which region receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Westerlies?

North-western

26. Which cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night?

Katabatic wind

27. Where are Grasses almost absent?

In tropical wet evergreen forest

28. Which ecosystem covers the largest area of the earth’s surface?

Marine Ecosystem

29. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of which precipitation?

Orographic precipitation

30. Which term for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?

Taiga

Know Your World - 25

1. Which is not an important factor of climate of an area?

Longitude

2. By whom are Zonal Council provided?

By Parliamentary Act

3. Where is the thermal equator found?

North of the geographical equator

4. Which is the soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts?

Loess soil

5. Where is Niagara Falls?

U.S.A.

6. Which Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal?

Palk Strait

7. Which set of countries are completely surrounded by land?

Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia

8. Where is the southernmost point of India located?

Great Nicobar

9. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

Dihang

10. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through which State?

Arunachal Pradesh

11. In which city of India, the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?

New Delhi

12. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?

After summer

13. What is Super Nova?

A dying star

14. What the twelve constellations to as zodiac?

A group of stars

15. Which type of rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier?

Orographic

16. What is the amount of actual water vapour of air?

Absolute humidity

17. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received which latitudes?

The areas of high latitudes

18. Which type of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?

Cyclonic

19. Which is the largest volcano crater in the world?

Toba (Indonesia)

20. Which is a typical feature of volcanic eruption?

Dykes

21. Which country is land locked?

Bolivia

22. Which is the largest island?

Madagascar

23. Indian sovereignty in sea extends up to how many nautical miles?

12

24. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in which country?

Nepal

25. What do you understand by the word “Regur”?

Black soil found in the Deccan

26. Where is the average annual rainfall highest?

Shillong

27. Which is located in the Bastar region?

Indravati National Park

28. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which state?

Rajasthan

29. Which is the correct sequence in terms of descending values of Albedo?

Snow, forest, water

30. During the Mughal rule, by which name was the copper coin known?

Dam